Collection and storage device for accessories and other organic or non-organic disposables

ABSTRACT

A collection and storage device comprising a bottom section including a collection cavity configured to receive unwanted ash or other organic or non-organic disposal substances to be disposed; a top section that mates with the bottom section, the top section including a disposal hole configured to allow the unwanted ash or other organic or non-organic disposal substances to be disposed there through, a funnel, a perimeter, and one or more of a cleaning spike configured to clean accessories, a plurality of cigar resting pillars, and a plurality of cigar resting notches configured to rest a cigar on the perimeter of the funnel.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.63/111,060, filed Nov. 8, 2020, under 35 U.S.C. 119 and incorporatesthis application herein by reference.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to novel collection and storage deviceswith one or multiple accessory cavities and one or multiple collectioncavity apparatuses that are capable of collecting organic andnon-organic materials while storing various accessories directly on thebody of the collection and storage device. More particularly, thepresent invention relates to a collection and storage device thatspecializes in the storage of accessories and the collection or disposalof items that are not limited to ash and other organic or non-organicdisposables while cleaning and holding other accessories on the body ofthe collection and storage device.

BACKGROUND

Ash trays, generally built in the basic flat design, have been aroundfor a long period of time and have performed well in the market of thesmoking industry. Traditionally, an ash tray consists of a flat bowlshaped cup that allows the user to dispose of the ash that is created asa byproduct of the user smoking their water pipe, tobacco or any otherorganic substance filled cigar. After they have finished partaking inthe activity, they are encouraged to place what is left of the smokingremanence into the flat ash tray, but due to the minimal height of theperimeter wall this would give a lit cigar that is resting in the flatbowl shaped ash tray the opportunity to be blown into the wind andpotentially become a fire hazard.

As mentioned prior the flat bowl shaped cup allows the user to placetheir finished smoking remanence into open ash tray but this allows thesmell to dissipate around the room as well as being a fire hazard. Byhaving such a wide open design there is nothing that is stopping theinflow of oxygen to the cigar or other disposable substances that areattempting to be extinguished. This increased flow of oxygen prolongsthe smell dissipation while lengthening time it takes for a cigar filledwith tobacco or other organic substance to be extinguished.

In the past, ash trays have only had one use case with that generallybeing a wide bowl in place for users to push their finished cigars andunwanted ash remains into. There are currently ash trays on the marketthat elect to use a slim and long metal shaft that goes perpendicularlythrough the center plane of the ash tray allowing the user to poke ahole in their accessories. The problem with this use case is that theaccessory is not cleaned very well and the ash that comes out of theaccessories is then collected down in the flat ash tray that wementioned earlier susceptible to fire and extended dissipation of theremanence smell.

We want to solve the problem and minimize the amount of space thatproducts take up on the user's area of interest at once whether it isbut not limited to their desk, table, store counter or any othersuitable surface. Prior to our invention, there has not been an item onthe market that allows the user to hold and store their organic ornon-organic accessories directly on the body of their collection andstorage device or disposal item of the like while being capable ofcleaning necessary accessories.

With that being said, there is a need in the market for a collection andstorage device that is able to hold users accessories on the body of thedevice while supporting a collection cavity device that is able todissipate the smell and minimize the amount of oxygen that reaches thelit cigarette bud.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention comprises a novel collection and storage devicegenerally consisting of one or multiple collection cavities that areadjustable for depth and height which are used for the collection of butnot limited to ash and other organic or non-organic disposables of thelike. The collection cavity device is generally but not alwaysencompassed by other cavities that are adjustable for depth and heightin order to hold the user's accessories directly on the body of thecollection and storage device. These accessories may include but are notlimited to lighters, rolling papers, canisters, jars, bags, dab sticks,dabbers, rigs, cigar splitters, hemp wax, cigarillos, trays, pipes,water pipes, water bongs, and torches.

The collection and storage device can be created in many differentadjustable sizes, shapes and materials including but not limited toceramics, metals, glass, plastic, polymers, aluminum, carbon fiber,steel, fiberglass, acrylic or any other suitable material that ispreferably fire retardant and strong enough to hold the necessarymaterial and accessories. Interchangeable sizes of collection andaccessory cavities may be placed around the perimeter and area of thecollection and storage device in order to enable the holding ofdifferent adjustable sizes of accessories around the device. Thecollection and storage device comprises of a collection cavity that isplaced under the bowl and other accessory cleaning spike that is held upon cigar resting pillars, which in this embodiment of the presentinvention allows the cleaning spike to poke and clean the user'saccessories then have the unwanted ash or other organic or non-organicmaterial fall into the wide perimeter funnel that is capable of droppingthe material into the collection cavity below. When the collectiondevice has been filled to a point that can be seen through theprotruding collection cavity window, that is adjustable for depth,height and shape, the user is able to disconnect the top section of thedevice from the bottom base section of the device by but not limited toa form-fitting connection or screw thread in order to dispose of theremanence of ash or other organic or non-organic materials of the like.

The cleaning spike mentioned prior is an object with a point at the topthat is adjustable for depth, shape and size. The tip of this point canbe equipped with but not limited to a needle tip, brush tip, plastic orpolymer tip, or any other metal brush tips. The cigar resting pillars ofthe present embodiment of this invention are placed on the inside slopeof the inner downward slopping funnel in order to hold the cigar of theuser as it is set to extinguish while resting on the collection andstorage device. The explained pillars are adjustable by size, placementand shape being able to be placed at different distances apart fromeither pillar creating a cavity for different sizes of cigars the usermay choose to have. The cleaning spike and cigar resting pillars alikeare both in the center of the wide funnel top section of the collectionand storage device but are not limited to this placement. The widefunnel in this embodiment of the present invention, is designed tofunnel organic or non-organic materials into the collection cavity beingdesigned in this embodiment with perimeter edge cigar notches which areadjustable for size, shape and depth that allow the user to rest theircigar or other accessories on the perimeter of the wide funnel.

On the body of this embodiment of the collection and storage device canbe found a cylindrical hole and protruding razor blade which areadjustable for different sizes, shapes and depths which are able to puta parallel cut in the outside sheath of a cigar. After passing the cigarthorough the cylindrical hole the user will then be able to empty theremains into the collection cavity or other disposal bin and replace itwith the organic substance of their choosing.

Another aspect of the invention involves a collection and storage devicecomprising a bottom section including a collection cavity configured toreceive unwanted ash or other organic or non-organic disposal substancesto be disposed; a top section that mates with the bottom section, thetop section including a disposal hole configured to allow the unwantedash or other organic or non-organic disposal substances to be disposedthere through, a funnel, a perimeter, and one or more of a cleaningspike configured to clean accessories, a plurality of cigar restingpillars, and a plurality of cigar resting notches configured to rest acigar on the perimeter of the funnel.

One or more implementations of the aspect of the invention describedimmediately above includes one or more of the following: the top sectionincludes at least the cleaning spike and the cigar resting pillars, andthe cigar resting pillars are in place directly under the cleaningspike; the top section includes at least the cigar resting pillars, andthe cigar resting pillars have varying widths to accommodate differentdepths, widths and sizes of cigars or other accessories into the cigarresting pillars; the top section includes at least the cigar restingnotches, and the cigar resting notches have varying characteristics toaccommodate different depths, widths and sizes of cigars or otheraccessories into the cigar resting notches; the bottom section includesone or more attachment elements of one or more windows, one or morecigar splitters, and one or more accessory cavities configured to storeaccessories or unwanted organic or non-organic remanence; the bottomsection includes one or more accessory cavities configured to store oneor more of rolling papers, canisters, jars, bags, dab sticks, dabbers,rigs, cigar splitters, hemp wax, cigarillos, trays, pipes, water pipes,water bongs, lighters, and torches; the collection and storage device ismade of one or more of ceramics, metals, glass, plastic, polymers,aluminum, carbon fiber, steel, fiberglass, and acrylic; and/or thecleaning spike includes one or more of a needle tip, brush tip, plasticor polymer tip, or other metal brush tips.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 depicts the front prospective view of the top section of thecollection and storage device resting on the surface showing one exampleof the placement for the cleaning spike, cigar resting pillars, cigarnotches, and the disposal hole among the wide mouth funnel according tovarious embodiments of the present invention described herein.

FIG. 2 illustrates the right side profile of the top section of thecollection and storage device resting on the surface showing one exampleof the placement for the cleaning spike, cigar resting pillars, cigarnotches, and the disposal hole among the wide mouth funnel according tovarious embodiments of the present invention described herein.

FIG. 3 presents the left side profile of the top section of thecollection and storage device resting on the surface showing one exampleof the placement for the cleaning spike, cigar resting pillars, cigarnotches, and the disposal hole among the wide mouth funnel according tovarious embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 4 presents the back perspective view of the top section of thecollection and storage device resting on the surface showing one exampleof the placement for the cleaning spike, cigar resting pillars, cigarnotches, and the disposal hole among the wide mouth funnel according tovarious embodiments of the present invention described herein.

FIG. 5 presents the top aerial view of the top section of the collectionand storage device resting on the surface showing one example of theplacement for the cleaning spike, cigar resting pillars, cigar notches,and the disposal hole among the wide mouth funnel according to variousembodiments of the present invention described herein.

FIG. 6 presents the bottom perspective view of the top section of thecollection and storage device resting on the surface showing one exampleof the placement for the cleaning spike, cigar resting pillars, cigarnotches, and the disposal hole among the wide mouth funnel according tovarious embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 7 presents the front perspective view of the bottom section of thecollection and storage device resting on the surface showing one exampleof the placement for the cylindrical window, collection cavity, and oneor multiple attached accessory cavities according to various embodimentsof the present invention described herein.

FIG. 8 presents the right side profile view of the bottom section of thecollection and storage device resting on the surface showing one exampleof the placement for the cylindrical window, collection cavity, cigarsplitter, and one or multiple attached accessory cavities according tovarious embodiments of the present invention described herein.

FIG. 9 presents the left side profile view of the bottom section of thecollection and storage device resting on the surface showing one exampleof the placement for the cylindrical window, collection cavity, cigarsplitter, and one or multiple attached accessory cavities according tovarious embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 10 presents the back perspective view of the bottom section of thecollection and storage device resting on the surface showing one exampleof the placement for the cylindrical window, collection cavity, cigarsplitter, and one or multiple attached accessory cavities according tovarious embodiments of the present invention described herein.

FIG. 11 presents the above aerial perspective view of the bottom sectionof the collection and storage device resting on the surface showing oneexample of the placement for the cylindrical window, collection cavity,cigar splitter, and one or multiple attached accessory cavitiesaccording to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 12 presents the below perspective view of the bottom section of thecollection and storage device resting on the surface showing one exampleof the indented branding placement for the company name, cigar splitter,and one or multiple attached accessory cavities according to variousembodiments of the present invention described herein.

FIG. 13 presents the above perspective view of the collection andstorage device resting on the surface showing one example of theplacement for the cylindrical window, collection cavity, cleaning spike,cigar resting pillars, cigar notches, disposal hole, the wide mouthfunnel and one or multiple attached accessory cavities according tovarious embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 14 presents the right side profile view of the collection andstorage device resting on the surface showing one example of theplacement for the cylindrical window, collection cavity, cigar splitter,cleaning spike, cigar resting pillars, cigar notches, disposal hole, thewide mouth funnel and one or multiple attached accessory cavitiesaccording to various embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 15 presents the left side profile view of the collection andstorage device resting on the surface showing one example of theplacement for the cylindrical window, collection cavity, cigar splitter,cleaning spike, cigar resting pillars, cigar notches, disposal hole, thewide mouth funnel and one or multiple attached accessory cavitiesaccording to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 16 presents the above aerial perspective view of the collection andstorage device resting on the surface showing one example of theplacement for the cylindrical window, collection cavity, cleaning spike,cigar resting pillars, cigar notches, the wide mouth funnel and one ormultiple attached accessory cavities according to various embodiments ofthe present invention described herein.

FIG. 17 presents the expanded front perspective view of the top andbottom section of the collection and storage device showing one exampleof the placement for the cylindrical window, collection cavity, cleaningspike, disposal hole, the wide mouth funnel and one or multiple attachedaccessory cavities according to various embodiments of the presentinvention described herein.

FIG. 18 presents the back perspective view of the collection and storagedevice resting on the surface showing one example of the placement forthe collection cavity, cigar splitter, cleaning spike, cigar restingpillars, cigar notches, disposal hole, the wide mouth funnel and one ormultiple attached accessory cavities according to various embodiments ofthe invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particularembodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Asused herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of oneor more of the associated listed items. As used herein, the singularforms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms aswell as the singular forms, unless the context clearly indicatesotherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises”and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify thepresence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/orcomponents, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or moreother features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groupsthereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientificterms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by onehaving ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Itwill be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonlyused dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that isconsistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and thepresent disclosure and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overlyformal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Describing the invention, it will be understood that a number oftechniques and steps are disclosed. Each of these has individual benefitand each can also be used in conjunction with one or more, or in somecases all, of the other disclosed techniques. Accordingly, for the sakeof clarity, this description will refrain from repeating every possiblecombination of the individual steps in an unnecessary fashion.Nevertheless, the specification and claims should be read with theunderstanding that such combinations are entirely within the scope ofthe invention and the claims.

New collection and storage devices with accessory cavities andcollection cavities for accessories, ash, and other disposables of thelike are discussed herein. In the following description, for purposes ofexplanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to providea thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be evident,however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may bepracticed without these specific details.

The present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of theinvention, and is not intended to limit the invention to the specificembodiments illustrated by the figures or description below.

The present invention will now be described by referencing the appendedfigures representing preferred embodiment. FIG. 13 depicts an example ofthe top and bottom section of the collection and storage device 100 and200 according to various embodiments of the present invention that doesnot limit the collection and storage device to two sections as in futureembodiments it is adjustable by quantity, size, depth, shape, height,and width. The collection and storage device 100 and 200 and all otherproduct features depicted in the illustrations 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and described below may be made of manyinterchangeable materials including but not limited to ceramics, metals,glass, plastic, polymers, aluminum, carbon fiber, steel, fiberglass,acrylic, or any other suitable material that is preferably fireretardant and strong enough to hold the material that are all adjustablefor depth, size, shape, placement, quantity, width, and height. In FIG.13 the top section 100 is able to fit tightly into the bottom section200 through a connection not limited to only tight fit, screw thread, oras seen FIG. 17 male and female connection parts 15 and 17 respectively.In other embodiments, the top and bottom section of the collection andstorage device 100 and 200 may comprise between two and seven segmentsthat are adjustable for depth, height, size, and shape. In some futureembodiments, the collection and storage device 100 and 200 may beextended or decreased in size between 2 inches and 72 inches tall and 2inches and 72 inches wide.

FIG. 1 depicts an example of the top section of a collection and storagedevice 100 according to various embodiments of the present invention. Insome embodiments, the top section of the collection and storage devicemay be configured with one or more attachment elements such as but notlimited to a cleaning spike 12, cigar resting pillars 13, and cigarresting notches 11 configured to but not limited to the cleaning of theaccessories of the user or resting the cigar of the user on theperimeter of the wide bowl funnel 16 as it is set rest or extinguish.

FIG. 3 depicts an embodiment of the present invention showing an exampleof the disposal hole 14 that allows the unwanted ash or other organic ornon-organic disposal substances to be received from places that are notlimited to the side of the wide mouth funnel of the top section 100 orthe above cleaning spike 12 to then fall down into the collection cavity17 below. In other embodiments of the collection and storage device thehole is adjustable for depth, size, shape and height. FIG. 3 depicts thecleaning spike 12 that is adjustable in shape, size, height and depth.In this one of many possible embodiments of the cleaning spike 12 thepurpose is to poke a hole and clean the remanence of the user'saccessories when using the collection and storage device 100 and 200.The size, shape and depth of the cleaning spike in this embodiment allowthe user to not only poke a hole in their accessory but also cleaningout the cavity of the user's accessory after use.

In the depicted embodiment of the present invention, the cigar restingpillars 13 are in place directly under the cleaning spike 12 on the topsection 100. The designs of the cigar resting pillars 13 are adjustablefor size, placement, height, shape, depth and width. In this embodiment,FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4 show the cigar resting pillars 13 are adjustable insize and placement as they go around the wide mouth funnel 16 perimeterof the top section 100 of the collection and storage device. In thispresent use case example of the depicted illustration in FIGS. 1, 2, 3and 4 each section of the cigar resting pillars 13 are slightly largergoing from front to back and then minimizing in size as you begin tomake your way back to where you began. This will allow the user to placedifferent depths, widths and sizes of cigars or other accessories intothe cigar resting pillars 13 with a purpose of safely extinguishingtheir tobacco or other organic substance filled cigar over thecollection cavity 17 below after the remains fall through the disposalhole 14.

Around the perimeter of the wide mouth funnel 16 of the top section 100there are cigars resting notches 11 that allow the user to rest theiritems that are not only limited to cigars or other accessories in thecavity while in this embodiment they may allow their cigar to extinguishover the cigar resting pillars 13 and have the organic or non-organicremanence fall into the collection cavity 17 below. In anotherembodiment, the user may allow the organic or non-organic accessory tofall directly into the collection cavity 17 below through the disposalhole 14 after resting in the cigar resting notches 11 or funneling downthe wide funnel 16. The cigar resting notches are adjustable by size,shape, placement, depth and height.

FIG. 7 depicts an example of the bottom section a collection and storagedevice 200 according to various embodiments of the present invention.The bottom section of the collection and storage device may beconfigured with one or more attachment elements such as but not limitedto one or more windows 18, cigar splitters 20, and accessory cavities 19a, 19 b, 19 c, 19 d configured to but not limited to storage of theaccessories of the user or storage of unwanted organic or non-organicremanence of the user. Every embodiment of the present invention listedbut not limited to the accessory cavities 19, cigar splitters 20 andwindows 18 are all adjustable for size, depth, placement, shape, andheight. In the present embodiment of the invention the windows 18 aremade of acrylic but are not limited to this material and could be madeof anything that is clear, transparent or colorful that is capable ofviewing into a collection cavity 17, accessory cavity 19 or any otherhole in the device.

FIG. 11 illustrates an example of the present embodiment of theinvention that includes multiple accessory cavities 19 around the bodyof the collection and storage device that are adjustable in size, shape,depth, placement, and height. In this example of the present inventionuser are able to hold accessories on the body of the collection andstorage device that include but are not limited to lighters, rollingpapers, canisters, jars, bags, dab sticks, rigs, dabbers, cigarsplitters, hemp wax, cigarillos, trays, pipes, water pipes, water bongs,and torches.

In this embodiment of the present invention the cigar splitter 20 thatis attached to the body of the collection and storage device is acylindrical hole that creates a cavity in the device that allows theuser to push a cigar or cigarillo into the cavity. Inside of the cavityof the cigar splitter 20 it holds the cavity of the razor blade 21 thatis able to make a straight parallel cut into the sheath of the cigar orcigarillo that was pushed through the cylindrical hole. This will allowthe user to cut their cigar or cigarillo and place what was inside intothe collection cavity 17 then carry on place the organic substance oftheir choosing into the cigar or cigarillo. The cigar splitter 20 andrazor blade cavity 21 are all adjustable by direction, size, placement,quantity, shape, and width.

In the embodiment of the present invention seen in FIG. 17 theconnection of the top section 100 and the bottom section 200 isdisplayed but not limited to just this way of connection using the malepart 15 of the top section 100 that is sized to fit in a close manner tothe female part collection cavity 17 of the bottom section 200. When theuser begins to collect organic or non-organic matter within thecollection cavity 17 of the bottom section 200 they are able to take thetop section 100 off, at a level they see necessary when looking throughthe front window, and then dump the organic or non-organic matter storedin the collection cavity 17 into a trash bin. Once finished disposing ofwhat was within the collection cavity 17 they are able to place the topsection 100 back onto the bottom section 200 and carry on using thepresent invention as they were prior to disposal of the remanence withinthe collection cavity 17. In FIG. 17 the current embodiment of thepresent invention shows the way that organic and non-organic matter isable to flow from the top section 100 through the disposal hole 14 andthen collect into the collection cavity below 17 but is not limited tojust this flow of matter.

Terms and phrases used in this document, and variations thereof, unlessotherwise expressly stated, should be construed as open ended as opposedto limiting. As examples of the foregoing: the term “including” shouldbe read as mean “including, without limitation” or the like; the term“example” is used to provide exemplary instances of the item indiscussion, not an exhaustive or limiting list thereof; and adjectivessuch as “conventional,” “traditional,” “standard,” “known” and terms ofsimilar meaning should not be construed as limiting the item describedto a given time period or to an item available as of a given time, butinstead should be read to encompass conventional, traditional, normal,or standard technologies that may be available or known now or at anytime in the future. Likewise, a group of items linked with theconjunction “and” should not be read as requiring that each and everyone of those items be present in the grouping, but rather should be readas “and/or” unless expressly stated otherwise. Similarly, a group ofitems linked with the conjunction “or” should not be read as requiringmutual exclusivity among that group, but rather should also be read as“and/or” unless expressly stated otherwise. Furthermore, although item,elements or components of the disclosure may be described or claimed inthe singular, the plural is contemplated to be within the scope thereofunless limitation to the singular is explicitly stated. The presence ofbroadening words and phrases such as “one or more,” “at least,” “but notlimited to” or other like phrases in some instances shall not be read tomean that the narrower case is intended or required in instances wheresuch broadening phrases may be absent.

We claim:
 1. A collection and storage device, comprising a bottomsection including a collection cavity configured to receive unwanted ashor other organic or non-organic disposal substances to be disposed; atop section that mates with the bottom section, the top sectionincluding a disposal hole configured to allow the unwanted ash or otherorganic or non-organic disposal substances to be disposed there through,a funnel, a perimeter, and one or more of a cleaning spike configured toclean accessories, a plurality of cigar resting pillars, and a pluralityof cigar resting notches configured to rest a cigar on the perimeter ofthe funnel.
 2. The collection and storage device of claim 1, wherein thetop section includes at least the cleaning spike and the cigar restingpillars, and the cigar resting pillars are in place directly under thecleaning spike.
 3. The collection and storage device of claim 1, whereinthe top section includes at least the cigar resting pillars, and thecigar resting pillars have varying widths to accommodate differentdepths, widths and sizes of cigars or other accessories into the cigarresting pillars.
 4. The collection and storage device of claim 1,wherein the top section includes at least the cigar resting notches, andthe cigar resting notches have varying characteristics to accommodatedifferent depths, widths and sizes of cigars or other accessories intothe cigar resting notches.
 5. The collection and storage device of claim1, wherein the bottom section includes one or more attachment elementsof one or more windows, one or more cigar splitters, and one or moreaccessory cavities configured to store accessories or unwanted organicor non-organic remanence.
 6. The collection and storage device of claim5, wherein the bottom section includes one or more accessory cavitiesconfigured to store one or more of rolling papers, canisters, jars,bags, dab sticks, dabbers, rigs, cigar splitters, hemp wax, cigarillos,trays, pipes, water pipes, water bongs, lighters, and torches.
 7. Thecollection and storage device of claim 1, wherein the collection andstorage device is made of one or more of ceramics, metals, glass,plastic, polymers, aluminum, carbon fiber, steel, fiberglass, andacrylic.
 8. The collection and storage device of claim 1, wherein thecleaning spike includes one or more of a needle tip, brush tip, plasticor polymer tip, or other metal brush tips.